John Herndon, Phil Collins, and JD Segers Named to BBJ’s 2025 Who’s Who in Health Care

Three Huie partners were recently named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2025 “Who’s Who in Health Care” list including managing partner John Herndon, Phil Collins, and Jennifer “JD” Devereaux Segers. The annual list identifies professionals who have a strong influence on Birmingham’s healthcare industry.

John joined the firm in 1984 and has been managing partner since 2003. He is actively engaged in the practice of law in the area of civil defense litigation, with a primary emphasis in the areas of medical malpractice claims, product liability claims and insurance defense.

Since joining Huie in 1997, Phil has dedicated his practice to defending medical providers of all disciplines in medical negligence cases. Phil has served as an Adjunct Professor at the Birmingham School of Law and has lectured on a wide range of topics.

JD began her career as a clerk at Huie before joining the firm in 1995. Since then, JD has built a successful practice focusing on medical malpractice, dental malpractice, insurance litigation, long term care and nursing home liability, pharmaceutical liability, professional liability and professional license defense. She also frequently lectures on medical malpractice and related topics for private insurance firms.

The full list appeared in the BBJ on May 2, 2025.